Rail-joint.



W. J. MoKINNEY.

I RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED 0014. 1912.

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UNITED gems? .v WIL IAM muex mnnv, or CLINTON; steem. i

RAIL-JOINT.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. MOKIN- NEY, a citizen of the United States, residin' at Clinton, in the county of Hickman and v rest on several ties at the .joint so as to greatly strengthen the joint, revent the rail ends from working vertical y at the joint and also prevent the rails from spreadin or being overturned by the stress impose on them by passing trains and to also prevent the creeping of the rails, the invention consisting in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing :--Figure 1 is a plan of a rail joint construci ed 1 accordance with my invention. Fi 2' is a sectional view of the same on the p aneindicated by the line aa, of 1L Ftiig. 3' is a similar view on the plane indicate by the line bb of Fig. 1.

For the purposes of this specification, the meeting ends of a pair of rails are indicated at 1 as resting on ties 2 there belng three of such ties, one directly under the joint between the rails and the others being spaced equi-distant from opposite sides of the center tie.

In accordance with my invention, I rovide a pair of base plates 3 each of w ich comprises a base portion 4 to bear on the ties and a vertical web 5 to bear against one Side of the webs of the rails at the 'oint. rovide for- Two of my base plates are v each rail joint and are arran e on opposite sides of t means of bolts 6 which Ease through openings in the webs of the I ase plates and the Webs of the rails. The base portions 4 of the base plates are upturned as at 7 sufliciently to bear on the base flanges of the 1e rails and secure to the rails by I ,spe m aaaa lletterslatentv Patented-Ma'1-;11,"113. Application filed October-4; iera Serial No. 723,915.

. rails. The usual tie plates 8 may, if desired,

be employed as here shown between. the bases of the rails and the ties. The base portions 4: of my improved base plates are provided with openings 9 between the ties and downturned flanges 10 are struck up from and formed integrally with the base portions of the plates at the ends of the plates and also at the ends of the said openings 9, the said flanges bearing against opposite sides of the ties and, hence,

locking the base plates to the ties against movement on the latter and since the base plates are thus securely locked to the tiesantl are bolted to the rails,"the latter are effectually prevented from creeping. The base plates are also'secured on the ties by means of spikes 11. Since my improved thase plates are so constructed and arranged as to bear on several ties at and near-the joint between the rails, the said plates serve to effectually strengthen the rails as well ass to secure the rail ends together and also serve todistribute the stresses from the-rail joints over a number of ties, thus enabling the roadbed to effectually stand the stress of passing trains, and eifectually preventing the vertical working of the rail ends.

It will be observed uponreference to the drawings that myqbase plates bear directly on the ties and are arranged on opposite sides of the rails and in a common plane with the rail base flange and it will also be observed that the downturned end and in-, termediate portions of the base plates extend transversely of the base plates and bear squarely against the vertical longitudinal, sides of the ties.

I claim;- 1

In a rail joint, the combination with the ends of a pair of meeting rails, ties on which the rails rest, and a'palr of base plates on opposite sides of the 'oint and bearmg directly on the ties an lying )a a common plane-with the rail base flanges, the said base plates being provided with upwardly extending portions at their inner sldes bear'mg '95 against the sides of the rails and belng fur- .ends of said openings to. engage opposite sides of the ties, said 'downturned flanges and the downturned ends of said base plates being arranged transversely of said base plates and bearin squarely against oppo- 10 site sides of the ties.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signatiu'e in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM J. MCKINNEY.

Witnesses:

W. H. VAN HOOK, E W BROOK.

Copies 02 this patent may be obtained for five cents each, if addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

. Washington, D. G. 

